I.P.E.

M 95 Mariquita Snchez de Thompson

6to Cs Naturales
Fila A

Recuperatorio
Present Perfect vs Past Simple

1-Hacer oraciones con Presente Perfecto.

1. I / never / read / Shakespeare.

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2. I / break / my arm / three times.
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3. Peter / pay / for his lessons?
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4. Joe / change / his job / twice a year.
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5. You / ever / write / a poem?
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6. I / never / climb / a mountain.
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7. How often / she / ask / you for money?
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8. I / often / try / to stop smoking
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9. Alex / phone / me / six times this week.
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10.Charles / speak / to you / today?
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11.Mary / not / tell / me / her new address
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12.You / ever / break / your leg?
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13.We / not / play / football / this year.
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2- Completa la carta a Fiona con present perfect:

Dear Fiona:
As you can see from this postcard I _________ (arrive) safely. I
________ (be) in New York only for two days and I _________ (not
sleep) for twenty four hours. I ________ (visit) the Museum of

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Art, I __________ (see) a movie and I ________ (eat) a real

American breakfast. I ________ (ride) in a yellow cab and I
_________ (travel) on the subway. I ___________ (not spend) any
money yet because I ___________ (not cash) any of my
travellers cheques. Paul ____________ (pay) for everything so
far.
Ill send you another card when I _________ (have) some sleep.
Love, Theresa
3- Completar las oraciones con for o since.

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2.
3.
4.
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6.
7.
8.
9.

She has worked as a secretary ________ 1991.

They have been married __________ a few years.
They have lived in Manchester ________ a long time.
Hes written 5 books ________ I met him.
We havent seen them ________ several weeks.
I havent been to the beach ________ last summer.
Have you used the phone _________ you arrived?
We havent heard any noise ________ many hours.
Has she studied hard ________ yesterday?

4- Completar las oraciones con pasado simple o presente

perfecto.

1. Wheres the car? Hill _________ (take) it. He ________

(need) it to go shopping.
2. I _________ (buy) tickets for the match. Do you want to
come with me?
3. My grandfather _________ (go) to school in Ireland.
4. I ___________ (change) my job. Why? I ____________ (not
like) the hours.
5. Look, I ___________ (find) some money. Where _______
you ________ (find) it?
6. Mike __________ (already lose) his new watch.
7. The company _________________ (lose ) a lot of money
last year.

I.P.E.M 95 Mariquita Snchez de Thompson

6to Cs Naturales
Fila A

Recuperatorio
Present Perfect vs Past Simple

8. You can have the newspaper. I __________________ (finish)

it.
9. I __________ (study) maths from 1986 to 1998.
10.How long _________ you _______ (know) Mary?
11.__________ you ever __________ (write) a poem?
12.Wheres Robert? He ___________________ (just go ) out.
13.Do you like skiing? I ____________________ (not try) it.

5- Complete the conversation with just, already, yet, ever

and never.

JULIE: Hi Mum! Ive (1) ___________________ arrived in

Santiago.
MUM: Santiago? Wheres that?
JULIE: Its the capital of Chile.

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MUM:
Have
you
been
to
Argentina
(2)
___________________?
JULIE: No, not (3) ___________________ , but weve (4)
___________________ visited Ecuador and Peru.
MUM: Youre so lucky. JULIE: Why?
MUM: Well, Ive (5) ___________________ been to Peru or
Chile.
JULIE: Have you (6) ___________________ been to
Argentina?
MUM: No dear, you know Ive (7) ___________________
been to South America.
JULIE: You should come with me. Ive (8)
___________________ decided Im coming back next year.
MUM: I dont know dear. Its a long way to travel